Mail-receptacle.



J. SUTKAY.

MAIL RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-2, 1914.

Lw fio Patented May18, 1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERS CO. PHOTO-LITHQ, WASHINGYDN, D. C.

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JOSEPH SUTKAY, OF LAKE ARTHUR, LOUISIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FULBERT P. GIBBS, OF LAKE ARTHUR, LOUISIANA.

MAIL-REGEPTACLE.

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Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented May 18, 1915.

Application filed November 2, 1914. Serial No. 869,826.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Josnrr-i SUTKAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lake Arthur, in the parish of Jefferson Davis and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mail-Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in mail receptacles.

An object of the present invention is to provide a receptacle particularly adapted for carrying mail matter to facilitate the delivery of the mail by the postman.

A further object of the invention is to provide a mail receptacle in which the mail contained therein may be sorted and arranged in different compartments that may be numbered or lettered, according to the names of the streets to assist a postman in delivering mail.

With the above genera-l objects in view, and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and then claimed.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application and to which reference is had herein by like characters designating corresponding parts throughout the several views, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device, Fig. 2 is a crosssectional view of the same, Fig. 8 is an end elevational view of the revolving receptacle removed from the casing, and Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the compartment covers.

Briefly described, the present invention consists of a mail receptacle especially designed for postmen and embodies a casing, preferably formed of suitable "waterproof material and having journaled therein a revolving mail receptacle in which there is provided a plurality of pockets or compartments for containing the mail matter and suitably labeled so that the postman will be familiar with the contents of each compartment. The mail is assorted at the oflice and placed in the desired compartment and retained therein by the compartment covers as illustrated in Fig. 4 and is thoroughly protected from the weather by being wholly in closed within a waterproof casing.

Referring more in detail to the accompanylng drawing, the reference numeral 10 designates the outer casing that may be formed of any suitable material of a waterproof nature and is suitably shaped as shown in cross-section in Fig. 2, being further extended to form a cover wall 11 and closure flap 12. This flexible outer casing 10 is reinforced by a light metallic inner section 13, suitably curved as shown in Fig. 2 and broken away at the upper side thereof to provide an entrance opening to the revolving mail carrier. These elements are suitably connected together by rivets or other fastening means to prevent relative movement of these parts. End walls 14: are secured within the casing and are formed of wood or other light material, such as aluminum and covered by the water-proof material 15. A strap 16 is secured to each end of the casing as shown in Fig. 1 and may be of any desired length to be suspended from the shoulder of the postman or carried by the hand.

The revolving mail carrier is arranged within the receptacle 10 and comprises in detail a central tubular shaft 17 journaled at its ends in the end walls 14 of the casing and has positioned thereon the disks 18, one at each end and one arranged centrally thereof to divide the interior of the casing 10 into sections. Radial blades or partitions 19 are positioned longitudinally of the hollow shaft 17 and divide the spaces between the disks 18 into independent compartments, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. These partitions 19 are provided with finger notches 20 at their outer edges and each compartment is provided with a flexible cover 21 as shown in detail in Fig. 4, this cover being provided with finger notches 22 adapted when secured to the outer edges of the partitions 19 to register with the finger notches 20. The covers 21 are secured to the outer ends of the blades 19 by fastening members 21 along the notched edge, while the other uninterrupted edge overlaps the adjacent blade. The outer face of the covers 21 are suitably marked to indicate different localities.

One of the end walls 14 has secured to the inner face thereof, a spring pawl 23 engagingat its free end a ratchet wheel 24 secured to the outer face of the adjacent disk 18,

The mail contained Within the different compartments provided by the disks and partitions 18 and 19 may be directed to any street or streets and be retained in their proper position by the cover strips 21, and be further protected from the Weather by the flexible cover 11. When it is desired to remove the mail from any of the compartments, the rotary mail carrier is revolved until the compartment bearing the desired street or location appears through the open end of the casing 10 at Which time the cover 21 is elevated at its free edge by inserting a finger in the notches 20 and 22.

It is believed that the complete operation of this device will be apparent from the above description and that further explanation will be unnecessary. I

WVhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention, I do not Wish to be confined thereto, and various modifications may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What I claim is:

1. A mail receptacle comprising an outer casing, a horizontally revolving mail recep- 1' tacle Within said casing, said receptacle divided lnto lndependent mall receiving compartments, a swinging cover for each comj'ournaled in said Walls, disks positioned on said shaft, radial longitudinally disposed blades arranged between the disks, provid ing independent mail receiving compartments, a cover for each of the compartments, and a cover for the casing.

3. The combination" With a flexible receptacle having rigid end Walls, of a horizontally disposed revolving mail-receiving member journaled in said receptacle, said member comprising a rotatable shaft, radial partitions carried by said shaft, disks providing end Walls for the partitions, a flexible covering for each partition compartment, and a covering for the receptacle.

In testimonywhereof I aflix my signature in presence of tWo vvltnesses.

JOSEPH SUTKAY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing; the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. G. 

